Man who robbed Wal-Mart assistant manager convicted

11:07 PM,
Aug. 6, 2014

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A Rayville man was convicted Wednesday of the 2012 masked arm robbery of a Wal-Mart assistant manager, but his two accomplices remain free.

Nykeshun G. Nealon, 26, of Rayville, was found guilty of one count of armed robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit an armed robbery in 5th District Court by an 11-1 jury verdict on both counts.

Fifth District Attorney Mack Lancaster said called the crime "particularly brutal and terrifying because the gunmen were masked and the victim was placed in a mask and then hit in the head with one of the guns." ...